BURMA: 'Junta Aid Blocks Could Multiply Cyclone Toll'
Marwaan Macan-MarkarBANGKOK, May 11 2008 (IPS) - Burma s military regime may soon face charges of allowing tens of thousands...
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DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: High Food Prices Here For Another Five Years
Miriam MannakCAPE TOWN, Jun 12 2008 (IPS) - Hundred million people worldwide mostly from developing countries may sink deeper into...
DEVELOPMENT-MADAGASCAR: Not Enough Money for Basic Water
Fanja SaholiarisoaANTANANARIVO, Jul 17 2008 (IPS) - Safe drinking water is a scarce resource in Madagascar. Considerable financial investment is...
HEALTH: AIDS Meet – Fine Words, Few Concrete Actions
Daniela Estrada and Emilio GodoyMEXICO CITY, Aug 8 2008 (IPS) - Governments, international bodies and civil society renewed their commitment...
ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: Pedalling Against Pollution
Daniela Estrada* - TierraméricaSANTIAGO, Oct 11 2008 (IPS) - As greenhouse gas emissions drive global warming and fuel prices continue...
ENVIRONMENT: Health – a Victim of Climate Change
Diego CevallosMÉRIDA, Mexico, Dec 2 2008 (IPS) - More malaria, diarrhea, and asthma: these diseases are on the rise around...
Q&A: Zimbabwe – Fighting Cholera on a Shoestring
Davison Makanga interviews FARID ABDULKADIR, Zimbabwe head of operations, International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentHARARE, Jan 23 2009...
Q&A: Water Crisis Could Affect Billions
Thalif Deen interviews GER BERGKAMP of the World Water CouncilUNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 2009 (IPS) - The United Nations has...
ARGENTINA: In the Shadows of Mentally Disabled Siblings
Marcela ValenteBUENOS AIRES, Apr 6 2009 (IPS) - He s the favourite. I always have to let him play, complains...
MIDEAST: Assault Leaves Debris in the Mind
David CroninGAZA CITY, May 11 2009 (IPS) - Gazans have a colloquial term to describe the buzzing of Israeli warplanes...